Box Score BOX SCORE
When and Where: October 15, 2016 – West Haven, Conn. (Kayo Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 4, New Haven 0
Records: SNHU 7-6-1 (4-5-1 NE-10), New Haven 5-8-1 (2-8-1 NE-10)
Junior Courtney Benson (Hopkinton, N.H.) registered two goals and an assist to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team to a 4-0 victory against the University of New Haven on Saturday afternoon at Kayo Field.
Benson staked Southern New Hampshire to a 1-0 lead just 6:51 into the match when she took advantage of a New Haven miscommunication in the box and tapped a loose ball past Chargers' goalkeeper Deandra Nash.
Benson doubled the Penmen lead early in the 18th minute when she found the back of the net off a corner kick.
SNHU made it 3-0 in the 29th minute as Benson sent a bouncing ball into the box that was headed into the net by junior Trisha Luis (Lowell, Mass.).
A beautiful goal from junior Rene Hamel (Wilbraham, Mass.) just over four minutes before the half capped the scoring and made it 4-0. Hamel lofted the ball over the head of a New Haven defender and then ran by her before volleying the ball into the net from 25 yards out.
Notes:
- Junior goalkeeper Paige Salmon (W. Hempstead, N.Y.) turned away both shots she faced, while Nash stopped just three of the seven shots that came her way in the opening half. Kyra Wolonsavich made all six saves in the second half for the Chargers.
-Southern New Hampshire held massive advantages in shots (23-5) and corner kicks (8-0).
-The win snapped a three-game losing skid for the Penmen.
Up Next:
The Penmen return to action Tuesday, Oct. 18 (3 p.m.) when they take on Saint Michael's College. The next home match for SNHU is Saturday, Oct. 22 (4 p.m.) when they play host to Franklin Pierce University at Larkin.
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